On July 5, 2016, Alton Sterling, a black man, is fatally shot by two white police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The incident, caught on video, triggers an investigation by the U.S. Justice Department the very next day. Governor John Bel Edwards and other officials are asking the city to remain patient and calm as the investigation takes place; they are hoping to avoid further racial violence amidst a tense national atmosphere.